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  <h1 class="topictitle1">Preparing for the Backup</h1>
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   <p>Before backing up VMware VMs, prepare related information listed in <a href="#vmware_gud_0014_0__en-us_topic_0000001456414602_en-us_topic_0000001455091930_table10744125193920">Table 1</a>.</p>
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      <b>Table 1 </b>Preparing for the backup
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       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="17.34%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.5.1.1 "><p>VMware Tools installation document</p></td>
       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="12.75%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.5.1.2 "><p>N</p></td>
       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="53.56999999999999%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.5.1.3 "><p>Before performing application-consistent backup, you must install VMware Tools on the protected VM or target VM. You must install VMware Tools on the VM as required.</p> <p>For details, see <a href="https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Tools/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Installing VMware Tools</a>.</p></td>
       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="16.34%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.5.1.4 "><p><a href="vmware_gud_0016.html">Step 1: Checking and Installing VMware Tools</a></p></td>
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       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="17.34%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.5.1.1 "><p>Application-consistent backup scripts</p></td>
       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="12.75%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.5.1.2 "><p>N</p></td>
       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="53.56999999999999%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.5.1.3 "><p>You must configure the pre- and post-processing scripts for application-consistent backup on the protected VM before performing application-consistent backup.</p> <p>For details, see <a href="vmware_gud_0018.html">Step 3: Configuring the Scripts for Application-Consistent Backup</a>.</p></td>
       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="16.34%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.5.1.4 "><p><a href="vmware_gud_0018.html">Step 3: Configuring the Scripts for Application-Consistent Backup</a></p></td>
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       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="17.34%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.5.1.1 "><p>Management IP address of the VMware virtualization platform</p></td>
       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="12.75%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.5.1.2 "><p>Y</p></td>
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         Obtain the information from the VMware virtualization platform administrator.
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          <li>Obtain the management IP address of the vCenter Server when registering the vCenter Server with the <span>product</span>.</li>
          <li>Obtain the management IP address of the ESXi host when registering the ESXi host with the <span>product</span>.</li>
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       <td class="cellrowborder" rowspan="4" valign="top" width="16.34%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.5.1.4 "><p><a href="vmware_gud_0024_0.html">Step 5: Registering the VMware Virtualization Environment</a></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p></td>
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       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.5.1.1 "><p>Username and password of the VMware virtualization platform</p></td>
       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.5.1.2 "><p>Y</p></td>
       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.5.1.3 "><p>Obtain the information from the VMware virtualization platform administrator.</p>
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         <li>When a vCenter Server is registered, the username and password for logging in to the VMware vSphere Web Client must be obtained.</li>
         <li>When an ESXi host is registered, the username and password for logging in to the ESXi host must be obtained.</li>
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       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.5.1.1 "><p>CA certificate</p></td>
       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.5.1.2 "><p>N</p></td>
       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.5.1.3 "><p>When registering a VMware protected environment, you are advised to import the CA certificate of the protected environment. Otherwise, the system cannot verify the information about the accessed devices, resulting in security risks.</p> <p>For details about how to obtain the certificate, see <a href="vmware_gud_0023.html">Step 4: Obtaining the VMware Certificate</a>.</p></td>
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       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.5.1.1 "><p>Certificate revocation list</p></td>
       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.5.1.2 "><p>N</p></td>
       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.5.1.3 "><p>It is issued by the certificate authority.</p> <p>If a certificate is revoked due to security risks, import it into the revocation list.</p></td>
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